Where does “Gewinnmitnahme” come from?

Gewinnmitnahme (German) comes from German Gewinn, from Middle High German gewin, from Old High German giwin, from Proto-Germanic gawinną.

Gewinnmitnahme (German): profit taking the act of selling a security that has risen in value to realize the gain in cash

Definitions

  1. profit taking the act of selling a security that has risen in value to realize the gain in cash

Ancestry of “Gewinnmitnahme”, step by step

Gewinnmitnahme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnprofit; gain; winnings
2Middle High Germangewin—
3Old High Germangiwinprofit, gain
4Proto-Germanicgawinną—

via German Mitnahme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMitnahme—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gawinną →Every word from Old High German giwin →Every word from Middle High German gewin →